Method of transmitting portions of media

Abstract

System and method for providing portions of a media to a recipient according a schedule. Recipient may submit a schedule identifying times and/or days and a desired media. Portions of the identified media may be transmitted to the recipient at the scheduled times and/or days. The transmission may include an email message or other message to the recipient. Advertisements may be inserted into the portions of the media. The advertisements may be targeted at the recipient of the portions of the media and inserted according to an advertising plan of a distributor of the media. Transmission may be part of a registration-less system.

1 . A method of distributing at least part of a media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) inserting at least one advertisement into at least one of at least one first representation of at least one first portion of the media and at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media;   B) distributing the at least one first representation at least one first scheduled time; and   C) distributing the at least one second representation at least one second scheduled time.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising an act of:
 D) receiving at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising an act of:
 D) adjusting the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 3 , further comprising an act of:
 D) adjusting the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from a distributor of the media.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of at least one of the distributed at least one first representation and distributed at least one second representation. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one first representation includes at least one preview portion into which the at least one advertisement is not inserted, and wherein the at least one second representation includes at least one subscription portion into which the at least one advertisement is inserted. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the act B includes at least one of the group comprising:
 transmitting at least one email message, transmitting at least one MMS message, and distributing at least one RSS feed.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising an act of D) dividing at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the act D includes an act of dividing the at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of at least one advertising plan of at least one of a distributor of the media and an advertiser associated with the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising an act of E) receiving at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes an indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 24 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 26 , wherein the at least one intended recipient submits the at least one representation of the at least one schedule through at least one user interface. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one website and the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one HTTP message. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising an act of D) responding to a request from the recipient of at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation by distributing at least one third representation of at least one third portion of the media, and wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one third representation. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the at least one third portion of the media includes at least one of the at least one first portion of the media and the at least one second portion of the media. 
     
     
         32 . A method of emailing at least a first portion of a media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) inserting at least one advertisement into at least one first representation of at least the first portion of the media; and   B) transmitting at least one first email containing the at least one first representation of at least the first portion of the media.   
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising an act of:
 C) receiving at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one first representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising an act of:
 C) adjusting the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 34 , further comprising an act of:
 C) adjusting the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from at a distributor of the media.   
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 37 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 34 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one first representation of the at least one first portion of the media based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of the at least one first email. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 40 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 42 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 40 , further comprising an act of C) receiving at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         46 . The method of  claim 32 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 32 , further comprising an act of C) transmitting at least one second email containing at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the act A further includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 47 , further comprising an act of D) dividing at least one representation of the media into at least the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 49 , wherein the act D includes an act of dividing at least one representation of the media into at least the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 50 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 50 , further comprising an act of E) receiving at least one indication of the at least one criterion. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 47 , wherein the act B occurs at a first scheduled time and the act C occurs at a second scheduled time. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 55 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes an indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         57 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         58 . The method of  claim 56 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         59 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         60 . The method of  claim 58 , wherein the at least one intended recipient submits the at least one representation of the schedule through at least one user interface. 
     
     
         61 . The method of  claim 60 , wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one website and the at least one representation of the at least one schedule includes at least one HTTP message. 
     
     
         62 . The method of  claim 47 , further comprising an act of D) responding to a request from the recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email by transmitting at least one third representation of at least one third portion of the media, and wherein the act A includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one third representation of the at least one third portion. 
     
     
         63 . The method of  claim 62 , wherein the third portion includes at least one of the first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         64 . A method of emailing a media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) transmitting at least one first email containing at least one first representation of at least one first portion of the media at least one first scheduled time; and   B) transmitting at least one second email containing at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media at least one second scheduled time, wherein the at least one first portion of the media and the at least one second portion of the media represent the media.   
     
     
         65 . The method of  claim 64 , further comprising an act of C) inserting at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         66 . The method of  claim 65 , further comprising an act of:
 D) receiving at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         67 . The method of  claim 65 , wherein the act C includes an act of inserting at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         68 . The method of  claim 67 , further comprising an act of:
 D) adjusting the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         69 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         70 . The method of  claim 67 , further comprising an act of:
 D) adjusting the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from a distributor of the media.   
     
     
         71 . The method of  claim 70 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         72 . The method of  claim 67 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         73 . The method of  claim 65 , wherein the act C includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         74 . The method of  claim 73 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         75 . The method of  claim 73 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         76 . The method of  claim 75 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         77 . The method of  claim 73 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         78 . The method of  claim 65 , wherein the at least one first representation includes at least one preview portion into which the at least one advertisement is not inserted, and wherein the at least one second representation of the at least one second portion includes at least one representation of at least one subscription portion into which the at least one advertisement is inserted. 
     
     
         79 . The method of  claim 64 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         80 . The method of  claim 64 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         81 . The method of  claim 64 , further comprising an act of C) dividing at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion of the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         82 . The method of  claim 81 , wherein the act C includes an act of dividing the at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion of the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         83 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         84 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of an advertising plan of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         85 . The method of  claim 82 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         86 . The method of  claim 85 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         87 . The method of  claim 64 , further comprising an act of C) receiving at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         88 . The method of  claim 87 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         89 . The method of  claim 87 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes at least one indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         90 . The method of  claim 89 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         91 . The method of  claim 89 , wherein the at least one intended recipient submits the at least one representation of the schedule through at least one user interface. 
     
     
         92 . The method of  claim 91 , wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one website and the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one HTTP message. 
     
     
         93 . A system for distributing at least part of a media, the system comprising:
 an advertising element configured to insert at least one advertisement into at least one of at least one first representation of at least one first portion of the media and at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media; and   a schedule element configured to distribute the at least one first representation at least one first scheduled time; and configured to distribute the at least one second representation at least one second scheduled time.   
     
     
         94 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         95 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         96 . The system of  claim 95 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to adjust the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         97 . The system of  claim 95 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         98 . The system of  claim 95 , wherein the system further comprises a media element configured to adjust the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         99 . The system of  claim 98 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         100 . The system of  claim 95 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         101 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of at least one of the distributed at least one first representation and distributed at least one second representation. 
     
     
         102 . The system of  claim 101 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         103 . The system of  claim 101 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         104 . The system of  claim 103 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         105 . The system of  claim 101 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         106 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the at least one first representation includes at least one preview portion into which the advertising element is configured not to insert the at least one advertisement, and wherein the at least one second representation includes at least one subscription portion into which the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         107 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein at least one of the first and second representations includes at least one of an email message, an RSS feed, and an MMS message. 
     
     
         108 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         109 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         110 . The system of  claim 93 , further comprising a media element configured to divide at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the second portion. 
     
     
         111 . The system of  claim 110 , wherein the media element is configured to divide the at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         112 . The system of  claim 111 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         113 . The system of  claim 111 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of an advertising plan of at least one of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         114 . The system of  claim 111 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of at least one of the distributed at least one first representation and the distributed at least one second representation. 
     
     
         115 . The system of  claim 114 , wherein the media element is further comprising to receive at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         116 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the schedule element is further configured to receive at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes an indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         117 . The system of  claim 116 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         118 . The system of  claim 116 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         119 . The system of  claim 118 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         120 . The system of  claim 93 , wherein the schedule element is further configured to respond to a request from the recipient of at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation by distributing at least one third representation of at least one third portion of the media, and wherein the advertising element is further configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one third representation. 
     
     
         121 . A system for emailing at least a first portion of a media, the system comprising:
 an advertising element configured to insert at least one advertisement into at least one first representation of at least the first portion of the media; and   a transmission elements configured to transmitting at least one first email containing the at least one first representation of at least the first portion of the media.   
     
     
         122 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         123 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one first representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         124 . The system of  claim 123 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to adjust the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         125 . The system of  claim 123 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         126 . The system of  claim 123 , wherein the system further comprises a media element configured to adjust the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         127 . The system of  claim 126 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         128 . The system of  claim 123 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         129 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one first representation of the at least one first portion of the media based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of the at least one first email. 
     
     
         130 . The system of  claim 129 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         131 . The system of  claim 129 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         132 . The system of  claim 131 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         133 . The system of  claim 129 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         134 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         135 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         136 . The system of  claim 121 , wherein the transmission element is further configured to transmit at least one second email containing at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media. 
     
     
         137 . The system of  claim 136 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         138 . The system of  claim 136 , further comprising a media element configured to divide at least one representation of the media into at least the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         139 . The system of  claim 138 , wherein the media element is configured to divide the at least one representation of the media into at least the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         140 . The system of  claim 139 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         141 . The system of  claim 139 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         142 . The system of  claim 139 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         143 . The system of  claim 139 , wherein the media element is further configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one criterion. 
     
     
         144 . The system of  claim 136 , wherein the transmission element is configured to transmit the at least one first email at a first scheduled time and to transmit the second email at a second scheduled time. 
     
     
         145 . The system of  claim 144 , wherein the transmission element is further configured to receive at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes an indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         146 . The system of  claim 145 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         147 . The system of  claim 145 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         148 . The system of  claim 147 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         149 . The system of  claim 136 , wherein the transmission element is further configured to respond to a request from the recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email by transmitting at least one third representation of at least one third portion of the media, and wherein the advertising element is further configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one third representation of the at least one third portion. 
     
     
         150 . A system for emailing a media, the system comprising:
 a schedule element configured to transmit at least one first email containing at least one first representation of at least one first portion of the media at least one first scheduled time, and configured to transmit at least one second email containing at least one second representation of at least one second portion of the media at least one second scheduled time, wherein the at least one first portion of the media and the at least one second portion of the media represent the media.   
     
     
         151 . The system of  claim 150 , further comprising an advertising element configured to insert at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         152 . The system of  claim 151 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         153 . The system of  claim 151 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         154 . The system of  claim 153 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to adjust the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         155 . The system of  claim 153 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         156 . The system of  claim 153 , wherein the system further comprises a media element configured to adjust the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         157 . The system of  claim 156 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         158 . The system of  claim 153 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         159 . The system of  claim 151 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         160 . The system of  claim 159 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         161 . The system of  claim 159 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the recipient. 
     
     
         162 . The system of  claim 161 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         163 . The system of  claim 159 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the recipient. 
     
     
         164 . The system of  claim 151 , wherein the at least one first representation includes at least one preview portion into which the advertisement element is configured not to insert the at least one advertisement, and wherein the at least one second representation of the at least one second portion includes at least one representation of at least one subscription portion into which the advertisement element is configured to insert the least one advertisement. 
     
     
         165 . The system of  claim 150 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         166 . The system of  claim 150 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         167 . The system of  claim 150 , further comprising a media element configured to divide at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and at least one second portion. 
     
     
         168 . The system of  claim 167 , wherein the media element is configured to divide the at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         169 . The system of  claim 168 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         170 . The system of  claim 168 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of an advertising plan of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         171 . The system of  claim 168 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         172 . The system of  claim 171 , further wherein the media element is further configured to receive at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         173 . The system of  claim 150 , wherein the schedule element is further configured to receive at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         174 . The system of  claim 173 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         175 . The system of  claim 173 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes at least one indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         176 . The system of  claim 175 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         177 . A method of distributing at least part of a media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) distributing at least one first representation of a preview portion of the media to at least one recipient at least one first scheduled time;   B) receiving a media subscription fee from the at least one recipient; and   C) after receiving the media subscription fee, distributing at least one second representation of a subscription portion of the media at least one second scheduled time.   
     
     
         178 . The method of  claim 177 , further comprising an act of D) inserting at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         179 . The method of  claim 178 , further comprising an act of:
 D) receiving at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         180 . The method of  claim 178 , wherein the act D includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         181 . The method of  claim 180 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         182 . The method of  claim 177 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         183 . The method of  claim 177 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         184 . The method of  claim 177 , further comprising an act of D) dividing at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         185 . The method of  claim 184 , wherein the act D includes an act of dividing the at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         186 . The method of  claim 185 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         187 . The method of  claim 185 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of an advertising plan of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         188 . The method of  claim 185 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         189 . The method of  claim 188 , further comprising an act of E) receiving at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         190 . The method of  claim 177 , further comprising an act of D) receiving at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         191 . The method of  claim 190 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         192 . The method of  claim 190 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes at least one indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         193 . The method of  claim 192 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         194 . The method of  claim 192 , wherein the at least one intended recipient submits the at least one representation of the schedule through at least one user interface. 
     
     
         195 . The method of  claim 194 , wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one website and the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one HTTP message. 
     
     
         196 . A system for distributing at least part of a media, the system comprising:
 a subscription element configured to receive a media subscription fee from at least one recipient; and   a schedule element configured to distribute at least one representation of a preview portion of the media to at least one recipient at least one first scheduled time, and configured to distribute at least one representation of a subscription portion of the media at least one second scheduled time only after the subscription element receives the media subscription fee.   
     
     
         197 . The system of  claim 196 , further comprising an advertising element configured to insert at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation. 
     
     
         198 . The system of  claim 197 , wherein the advertising element is further configured to receive at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         199 . The system of  claim 197 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into at least one of the at least one first representation and the at least one second representation based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         200 . The system of  claim 199 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         201 . The system of  claim 196 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         202 . The system of  claim 196 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         203 . The system of  claim 196 , further comprising a media element configured to divide at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion. 
     
     
         204 . The system of  claim 203 , wherein the media element is configured to divide at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         205 . The system of  claim 204 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a page break, a length of time, a size of the at least one first representation, a size of the at least one second representation, a chapter break, a scene change, a track break, a character count, a line count, a byte count, a paragraph count, a word count, and a piece of metadata indicating a portion break.   
     
     
         206 . The system of  claim 204 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion of an advertising plan of a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         207 . The system of  claim 204 , wherein the at least one criterion includes at least one criterion selected by a recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         208 . The system of  claim 207 , wherein the media element is further configured to receive at least one indication of a selection of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         209 . The system of  claim 196 , wherein the schedule element is further configured to receive at least one representation of a schedule, wherein the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one indication of the at least one first scheduled time and the at least one second scheduled time. 
     
     
         210 . The system of  claim 209 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes an indication of the media. 
     
     
         211 . The system of  claim 209 , wherein the at least one representation of the schedule further includes at least one indication of at least one intended recipient of at least one of the at least one first email and the at least one second email. 
     
     
         212 . The system of  claim 211 , wherein the at least one intended recipient includes a group of recipients. 
     
     
         213 . The system of  claim 211 , wherein the at least one intended recipient submits the at least one representation of the schedule through at least one user interface. 
     
     
         214 . The system of  claim 213 , wherein the at least one user interface includes at least one website and the at least one representation of the schedule includes at least one HTTP message. 
     
     
         215 . A method of distributing at least part of a media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) receiving an indication of an email address from a user;   B) receiving an indication of the media from the user;   C) receiving an indication of a schedule from the user; and   D) without requiring the user to provide registration information, transmitting at least one first email representing at least a first portion of the media to the user at a time and day based, at least in part, on the schedule.   
     
     
         216 . The method of  claim 215 , further comprising:
 E) transmitting at least one second email representing at least a second portion of the media at a time and day based, at least in part, on the schedule,   wherein the at least the first portion and the at least the second portion represent the media.   
     
     
         217 . The method of  claim 215 , further comprising:
 E) inserting at least one advertisement into the at least one first email before transmitting the at least one first email to the user.   
     
     
         218 . The method of  claim 217 , further comprising an act of:
 F) receiving at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         219 . The method of  claim 217 , wherein the act E includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement into the at least one first email based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         220 . The method of  claim 219 , further comprising an act of:
 F) adjusting the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser.   
     
     
         221 . The method of  claim 219 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         222 . The method of  claim 219 , further comprising an act of:
 F) adjusting the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from a distributor of the media.   
     
     
         223 . The method of  claim 222 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         224 . The method of  claim 219 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         225 . The method of  claim 217 , wherein the act E includes an act of inserting the at least one advertisement based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of the user. 
     
     
         226 . The method of  claim 225 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         227 . The method of  claim 226 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the user. 
     
     
         228 . The method of  claim 227 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         229 . The method of  claim 226 , further comprising an act of F) receiving at least one indication of the at least one characteristic of the user. 
     
     
         230 . The method of  claim 215 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         231 . The method of  claim 215 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         232 . The method of  claim 215 , further comprising an act of E) dividing at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion of the media 
     
     
         233 . The method of  claim 232 , wherein the act E includes an act of dividing the at least one representation of the media based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         234 . The method of  claim 233 , further comprising an act of F) receiving at least one indication of the at least one criterion from the recipient. 
     
     
         235 . The method of  claim 215 , wherein the first email includes at least one hyperlink to at least one management interface. 
     
     
         236 . The method of  claim 235 , wherein the at least one management interface includes at least one website through which the user may manage transmission of the media. 
     
     
         237 . The method of  claim 235 , further comprising acts of:
 E) receiving at least one request to adjust the schedule from the user; and   F) adjusting the schedule based, at least in part, on the at least one request.   
     
     
         238 . The method of  claim 235 , further comprising acts of:
 E) receiving at least one request to review at least one previously transmitted portion of the media from the user.   
     
     
         239 . The method of  claim 238 , further comprising an act of:
 F) transmitting a second email representing the at least one previously transmitted portion of the media to the user   
     
     
         240 . The method of  claim 238 , further comprising an act of:
 F) displaying the at least one previously transmitted portion of the media to the user through the management interface.   
     
     
         241 . The method of  claim 215  further comprising an act of:
 E) providing the user with a subscription management interface.   
     
     
         242 . The method of  claim 241 , wherein the user may manage the schedule and a plurality of other schedules associated with the user through the subscription management interface. 
     
     
         243 . A method of distributing portions of media, the method comprising acts of:
 A) distributing a first plurality of portions of a first version of the media to a first user according to a first schedule; and   B) distributing a second plurality of portions of a second version of the media to a second user according to a second schedule.   
     
     
         244 . The method of  claim 243 , wherein distributing the first plurality of portions includes transmitting a plurality of first emails to the first user, and distributing the second plurality of portions includes transmitting a plurality of second emails to the second user. 
     
     
         245 . The method of  claim 243 , wherein the first version of the media includes a first set of portion breaks, and the second version of the media includes a second set of portion breaks, each portion break corresponding to an end of a respective portion. 
     
     
         246 . The method of  claim 245 , wherein the first set of portion breaks are determined based on at least one of a first page break, a first length of time, a first portion size, a first chapter break, a first scene change, a first track break, a first character count, a first line count, a first byte count, a first word count, a first paragraph count, and a first piece of metadata, and the second set of portion breaks are determined based on at least one of a second page break, a second length of time, a second portion size, a second chapter break, a second scene change, a second track break, a second character count, a second line count, a second byte count, a second word count, a second paragraph count, and a second piece of metadata. 
     
     
         247 . The method of  claim 243 , further comprising acts of:
 C) dividing the media into the first plurality of portions based, at least in part on a first criterion, and   D) dividing the media into the second plurality of portions based, at least in part, on a second criterion.   
     
     
         248 . The method of  claim 247 , further comprising acts of:
 E) receiving a representation of the first criterion from at least one of the first user and a distributor of the media; and   F) receiving a representation of the second criterion from at least one of the second user and the distributor of the media.   
     
     
         249 . The method of  claim 243 , wherein the first version of the media includes a first set of content and the second version of the media includes a second set of content. 
     
     
         250 . The method of  claim 249 , further comprising acts of:
 C) receiving a representation of a selection of the first version from the first user; and   D) receiving a representation of a selection of the second version from the second user.   
     
     
         251 . The method of  claim 249 , further comprising an act of receiving the first and second version of the media from a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         252 . The method of  claim 243 , further comprising acts of:
 C) receiving a representation of a first subscription to the media from the first user; and   D) receiving a representation of a second subscription to the media from the second user.   
     
     
         253 . The method of  claim 252 , wherein the first subscription includes the first schedule and the second subscription includes the second schedule. 
     
     
         254 . The method of  claim 252 , further comprising an act of E) assigning the first version of the media to the first user based, at least in part, on a first time at which the representation of the first schedule is received, and the assigning the second version of the media to the second user based at least in part on a second time at which the representation of the second schedule is received. 
     
     
         255 . The method of  claim 254 , further comprising an act of E) receiving a representation of the second version of the media. 
     
     
         256 . The method of  claim 255 , wherein the first time is before the act E and the second time is after the act E. 
     
     
         257 . The method of  claim 255 , wherein the representation of the second version of the media is received from a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         258 . The method of  claim 243 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information 
     
     
         259 . The method of  claim 243 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         260 . The method of  claim 243 , further comprising acts of:
 C) inserting at least one first advertisement into the first plurality of portions; and   D) inserting at least one second advertisement into the second plurality of portions.   
     
     
         261 . A system for distributing at least part of a media, the system comprising:
 a subscription element configured to receive an indication of an email address from a user, receive an indication of the media from the user, and receive an indication of a schedule from the user; and   a schedule element configured to transmit at least one first email representing at least a first portion of the media to the user at a time and day based, at least in part, on the schedule without requiring the user to provide registration information.   
     
     
         262 . The system of  claim 261 , wherein the schedule element is configured to transmit at least one second email representing at least a second portion of the media at a time and day based, at least in part, on the schedule, wherein the at least the first portion and the at least the second portion represent the media. 
     
     
         263 . The system of  claim 261 , further comprising an advertising element configured to insert at least one advertisement into the at least one first email before the schedule element transmits the at least one first email to the user. 
     
     
         264 . The system of  claim 263 , wherein the advertising element is configured to receive at least one representation of the at least one advertisement from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         265 . The system of  claim 263 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement into the at least one first email based, at least in part, on at least one of an advertising plan of the media and a marketing plan of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         266 . The system of  claim 265 , wherein the advertising element is configured to adjust the at least one marketing plan based, at least in part, on an input from at least one advertiser. 
     
     
         267 . The system of  claim 265 , wherein the marketing plan indicating a characteristic of a target market of the at least one advertisement. 
     
     
         268 . The system of  claim 265 , wherein the advertising element is configured to adjust the at least one advertising plan based, at least in part, on an input from a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         269 . The system of  claim 268 , wherein the at least one distributor includes at least one of a publisher of the media and a creator of the media. 
     
     
         270 . The system of  claim 265 , wherein the at least one advertising plan includes at least one of the group comprising:
 a plan indicating the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a type of advertisement to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a number of advertisements to include in the at least one advertisement, a plan indicating a frequency of advertisements with which to insert the at least one advertisement, and a plan indicating at least one licensing plan.   
     
     
         271 . The system of  claim 263 , wherein the advertising element is configured to insert the at least one advertisement based, at least in part, on at least one characteristic of the user. 
     
     
         272 . The system of  claim 271 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes an identity of at least one previously received media. 
     
     
         273 . The system of  claim 272 , wherein the at least one characteristic includes demographic information received from the user. 
     
     
         274 . The system of  claim 273 , wherein the demographic information includes at least one of the group comprising:
 an age, a gender, a name, an ethnicity, an education, a profession, an income, and a location.   
     
     
         275 . The system of  claim 272 , wherein the advertising element is configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one characteristic. 
     
     
         276 . The system of  claim 261 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information. 
     
     
         277 . The system of  claim 261 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         278 . The system of  claim 261 , further comprising a media element configured to divide at least one representation of the media into the at least one first portion of the media 
     
     
         279 . The system of  claim 278 , wherein the media element is configured to divide the at least one representation of the media based on at least one criterion. 
     
     
         280 . The system of  claim 279 , wherein the media element is configured to receive at least one indication of the at least one criterion from the user. 
     
     
         281 . The system of  claim 261 , wherein the first email includes at least one hyperlink to at least one management interface. 
     
     
         282 . The system of  claim 281 , wherein the at least one management interface includes at least one website through which the user may manage transmission of the media, and further comprising at least one management element configured to provide the management interface in response to the user clicking on the at least on hyperlink. 
     
     
         283 . The system of  claim 281 , wherein the management element is configured to receiving at least one request to adjust the schedule from the user; and the schedule element is configured to adjust the schedule based, at least in part, on the at least one request. 
     
     
         284 . The system of  claim 282 , wherein the management element is configured to receive at least one request to review at least one previously transmitted portion of the media from the user. 
     
     
         285 . The system of  claim 284 , wherein the management element is configured to transmit a second email representing the at least one previously transmitted portion of the media to the user 
     
     
         286 . The system of  claim 284 , wherein the management element is configured to display the at least one previously transmitted portion of the media to the user through the management interface. 
     
     
         287 . The apparatus of  claim 261  further comprising at least one management element configured to provide the user with a subscription management interface. 
     
     
         288 . The apparatus of  claim 287 , wherein the user may manage the schedule and a plurality of other schedules associated with the user through the subscription management interface. 
     
     
         289 . A system for distributing portions of media, the system comprising:
 a schedule element configured to distribute a first plurality of portions of a first version of the media to a first user according to a first schedule, and configured to distribute a second plurality of portions of a second version of the media to a second user according to a second schedule; and   a media element configured to store at least one representation of the media.   
     
     
         290 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the schedule element is configured to transmit a plurality of first emails to the first user, and transmit a plurality of second emails to the second user. 
     
     
         291 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the first version of the media includes a first set of portion breaks, and the second version of the media includes a second set of portion breaks, each portion break corresponding to an end of a respective portion. 
     
     
         292 . The system of  claim 291 , wherein the media element is configured to determined the first set of portion breaks based on at least one of a first page break, a first length of time, a first portion size, a first chapter break, a first scene change, a first track break, a first character count, a first line count, a first byte count, a first word count, a first paragraph count, and a first piece of metadata, and the to determine the second set of portion breaks based on at least one of a second page break, a second length of time, a second portion size, a second chapter break, a second scene change, a second track break, a second character count, a second line count, a second byte count, a second word count, a second paragraph count, and a second piece of metadata. 
     
     
         293 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the media element is configured to divide the media into the first plurality of portions based, at least in part on a first criterion, and to divide the media into the second plurality of portions based, at least in part, on a second criterion. 
     
     
         294 . The system of  claim 293 , wherein the media element is configured to receiving a representation of the first criterion from at least one of the first user and a distributor of the media, and to receive a representation of the second criterion from at least one of the second user and the distributor of the media. 
     
     
         295 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the first version of the media includes a first set of content and the second version of the media includes a second set of content. 
     
     
         296 . The system of  claim 295 , wherein the media element is configured to receive a representation of a selection of the first version from the first user, and to receive a representation of a selection of the second version from the second user. 
     
     
         297 . The system of  claim 295 , wherein the media element is configured to receive the first and second version of the media from a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         298 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the schedule element is configured to receive a representation of a first subscription to the media from the first user, and to receive a representation of a second subscription to the media from the second user. 
     
     
         299 . The system of  claim 298 , wherein the first subscription includes the first schedule and the second subscription includes the second schedule. 
     
     
         300 . The system of  claim 298 , wherein the media element is configured to assign the first version of the media to the first user based, at least in part, on a first time at which the representation of the first schedule is received, and the to assign the second version of the media to the second user based at least in part on a second time at which the representation of the second schedule is received. 
     
     
         301 . The system of  claim 300 , wherein the media element is configured to receive a representation of the second version of the media. 
     
     
         302 . The system of  claim 301 , wherein the first time is before the act E and the second time is after the act E. 
     
     
         303 . The system of  claim 301 , wherein the media element is configured to receive the representation of the second version of the media from a distributor of the media. 
     
     
         304 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the media includes an electronic file comprising at least one of audio, video, image, and textual information 
     
     
         305 . The system of  claim 289 , wherein the media includes an electronic book. 
     
     
         306 . The system of  claim 289 , further comprising an advertising element configured to insert at least one first advertisement into the first plurality of portions, and to insert at least one second advertisement into the second plurality of portions.